⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of eight from three- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their five, and were outscored 35-5 off them
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their five
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 0:01 · BOS 36-23 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 2:04 · BOS 58-49 CHA
- Winner
Orien Greene hit a driving layup
Q4 0:57 · BOS 104-102 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Delonte West bad pass
Q4 2:31 · BOS 100-100 CHA
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:15 · BOS 102-100 CHA
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:15 · BOS 102-100 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:06 · BOS 36-35 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 3:42 · BOS 79-77 CHA
- Ties it
Bernard Robinson Jr hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:39 · BOS 100-100 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Primoz Brezec misses technical free throw
Q2 5:37 · BOS 43-39 CHA
- Turnover
Bernard Robinson Jr offensive foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)
Q4 2:15 · BOS 100-100 CHA
- Turnover
Bernard Robinson Jr turnover
Q4 2:15 · BOS 100-100 CHA
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 35 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Steals | 16 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
